Kudos to Comedy Central, for putting a number and names to the funniest episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a show which despite being egregiously silly at times, we still tend to think of as slightly mopey more than "funny ha ha."
(Yes, Xander Harris figures prominently.)
Throughout the series, Xander rebelled verbally against his comic foil status—declaring that he was not going to be Dracula's "butt-monkey" and that he was sick of getting the "funny syphilis"—but in The Zeppo he stumbles into transcendence, conjuring up his true self years before he's ready to become that guy permanently. Xander scores a cool car, is tormented by un-dead greasers, loses his virginity to Faith and finally proves he's capable of something more than simple courage. The comedy is not incidental as it often is in Buffy. "The Zeppo" is possibly the best illustration of Buffy's greatness—apocalyptic panic mixed with teen comedy.
Reading this list is sort of like seeing Hilary Swank in a bikini; you're all like, "Yep, that sure is something I forget about sometimes."
The full rundown is:
1. The Zeppo (Season 3, Episode 13)
2. Beer Bad (Season 4, Episode 5)
3. Dracula Vs. Buffy (Season 5, Episode 1)
4. Band Candy (Season 3, Episode 6)
5. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: (Season 2, Episode 16)
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